title: Alcohol and youth.
abstract: Overdrinking among young people tends to be episodic. It leads to accidents and violence rather than to cirrhosis or alcoholism. Preventive efforts should focus on the problem as it actually presents.
authors.affiliation: Medical Mental Health Division, Department of Health, London, England.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shanks
mesh_terms: D000059:Accidents; D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D000328:Adult; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003415:Crime; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000635:transmission; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012725:Sexual Behavior